Extreme Rainfall and Landslides Devastate Sumatran Orangutans
Extreme rainfall and landslides in Sumatra, Indonesia, have killed 58 Tapanuli orangutans, representing 7% of the world's rarest great apes. A new study highlights the devastating impact on the endangered species.
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Indonesia Landslides Devastated Endangered Orangutans, Study Finds
More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.
By Catrin Einhorn
Read full article →Rainfall and landslides last year in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes – study
Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after extreme weather – fuelled by climate crisis – in North Sumatra Extreme rainfall and landslides fuelled by the climate crisis killed 7% of the remaining population of the world’s rarest great ape, a study has found, prompting fears for the species’ survival. The research suggests 58 out of the remaining 800 critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans (Pongo tapanuliensis) were killed after more than 1,000mm (39in) of rain fell over ...
By Katie Ward
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